posted on January 18, 2002 06:48:52 AM new
LAUDERHILL, Fla. (Reuters) - A plaque intended to honor black
actor James Earl Jones at a Florida celebration of the life of Martin
Luther King instead paid tribute to James Earl Ray, the man who killed
the black civil rights leader, officials said on Wednesday.
The embarrassing mix-up was caused by an error by the plaque's
designer, the owner of the company that ordered the plaque said. It was
being corrected in time for Jones' visit to the Fort Lauderdale suburb on
Saturday.
Over a background featuring stamps of famous black Americans,
including King, the erroneous plaque read, ``Thank you James Earl Ray
for keeping the dream alive.''
He was the man who shot and killed King in a Memphis hotel in 1968.
King is honored across the nation on Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Day.
posted on January 18, 2002 12:03:56 PM new
I saw that in the news the other day. I wondered exactly how much of it was a mistake and how much of it was a protest.
